The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Las Vegas.
A few weeks ago, after a sneak preview, I wrote that Million Dollar Quartet, 'based on its history and this 'sneak peek,' Million Dollar Quartet will be a major crowd-pleaser.
At the very beginning of 2013, the entertainment bar in Las Vegas - generally a high one - has been set especially high with the opening of Rock of Ages at the Venetian.
The debut of 'The Phat Pack' to Las Vegas this month signified a wonderful gift to the city.
Cirque du Soleil is to Las Vegas as, say, the Tour d'Effil is to Paris.
Broadway is alive and well and living in Las Vegas.
When circumstances prevent one from reviewing a show immediately after seeing it, the reviewer may scuttle the review with the thought that it's old news.
This production of 'Wicked' the Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) musical based on the Gregory Maguire novel of the same name is gorgeous to look at and boasts a cast of first-rate professionals.
Sal Polisi will tell you he's gone from "racketeer to raconteur" and, indeed, he has.
I am not given to gushing but, with apologies for doing so, I am about to gush.
I once asked a friend of mine what it was like seeing a certain legendary performer in concert.
Try as they might to be objective, it is the nature of the job that causes reviewers to be subjective.
His face is familiar and so are his hair and black-rimmed glasses.
Like many in his audience, I didn't know what to expect when I went to see the Glen Campbell Goodbye Tour on June 2 at The Las Vegas Hotel (used to be the Las Vegas Hilton).
No, I don't have that kind of sixth sense.
I had the good fortune to go to a great party Wednesday night.
The Jersey Boys have moved south - at least in Las Vegas, that is.
If you come to Las Vegas looking for the mob - or if you live here and want to enhance your visit to the new Mob Museum (which visitors and tourists alike should make a point of visiting) - you should stop by the Terry Fator Theatre in the Mirage between now and next Tuesday to Chazz Palminteri is p
Jewtopia Live is a trenchant look at the culture that has grown up around Judaism in America.
Something extraordinary happened in the showroom at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this weekend.
At 8 pm the lights went down and, very quietly, Kris Kristofferson walked alone onto the stage of the Orleans Casino showroom.
Elton John has joined Celine Dion and Rod Stewart as an alternating headliner at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Last night, Rod Stewart conquered Las Vegas.
Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna came into the spotlight in the 60s.
Lots of people dismiss those singers who have been entertaining since the 1960s (or before) as 'oldies' acts, hauling out the old hits, looking old and, in all, nicely nostalgic but sort of sad.
Before I came to Las Vegas, I'd group all celebrity impersonators together.
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Pioneer Center (8/26-8/26) |
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Juanes Pearl Concert Theater (10/10-10/10) |
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NASCAR Cup Series: South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway (10/04-10/04) |
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Acceptance Open-Door Playhouse (8/05-9/05) |
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All Motown Modern Showroom Alexis Park Resort Hotel (3/03-12/31) |
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The Eagles The Sphere (9/19-9/19) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts (7/20-7/25) |
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Godsmack PH Live At Planet Hollywood (9/11-9/11) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Venetian Resort and Hotel (11/04-11/15) |
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Sammy Hagar at Dolby Live at Park MGM Dolby Live at Park MGM (9/18-9/18) |
